Ouray County commissioners decided on Tuesday to close the upper portion of County Road 5 on Dec. 2, following the advice of Road and Bridge Superintendent Ty Barger.

The decision was met with pushback from two members of the public including Kelly Ryan, the general manager of San Juan Hut Systems, which is involved in an open court case with the county over the controversial road.

Barger said in a memo to commissioners that he traveled the road on Nov. 16, and he believes it should be closed to p...